Kid News This Week: The US taxes the world, Asia celebrates MANY happy new year’s, Mexico’s school junk food ban, rats to the rescue and the Ghibli-fication craze
The important and wacky world news for kids this week… The US taxes the world – we’ll have the lowdown on what tariffs are and what they mean. Asia celebrates MANY happy new years – yes, you heard me right – new years (as in plural!), and a special report on celebrations in Cambodia. Are you a junk food addict, do you have tons of junk food stored away, do you take it to school sometime? Well imagine inf your school banned it. Well, that’s what’s happening in Mexico. Rats to the rescue. (We love our good old rat stories – well, I do at least.) This story is about a big rat as it fights disease in Africa. And who – or what – in the world is Ghibli and why is everyone sending cartoon messages and calling it Ghibli??? Well, you gotta listen to find out!
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LEELA: This episode… the US taxes the world, Asia celebrates MANY happy new years, Mexico’s junk food ban, rats to the rescue and the Ghibli-fication craze.
OPENING STING – LEELA: “Hey, hey, hey. Listen up. New, new, newsy – Newsy Pooloozi!”
THEME MUSIC
LEELA: Hello and welcome to Newsy Pooloozi – the news pool for curious kids and adults!
I’m your host Leela Sivasankar Prickitt and, as ever, I’m joined by the big story explainer and sound effects finder otherwise known as my… mama!
MAMA: Hello, hello. I’m Lyndee Prickitt. And this is your one-stop shop for the most interesting and important news happening around the world.
LEELA: You said it! This episode…
The US taxes the world – we’ll have the lowdown on what tariffs are and what they mean.
Asia celebrates MANY happy new years – yes, you heard me right – new years, and a special report on celebrations in Cambodia.
Are you a junk food addict, do you have tons of junk food stored away, do you take it to school sometime? Well imagine inf your school banned it. Well, that’s what’s happening in Mexico.
Rats to the rescue. We love our good old rat stories – well, I do at least. This story is about a big rat as it fights disease in Africa.
And who – or what – in the world is Ghibli and why is everyone sending cartoon messages and calling it Ghibli??? Well, you gotta listen to the end to find out!
OK then, let’s dive on in. First up, it’s the…
BIG NEWS STORY STING – VARIOUS VOICES: “The Big news story of the week!”
MAMA: So, the big news everyone is talking about this week…
LEELA: Ghibli?!
MAMA: No…! That’s later in the show! The other thing people all over the world – even in places you’ve probably never heard of are talking about is the US tariffs.
LEELA: Tariffs being another word for tax.
MAMA: Yes, thank you, but specifically, it’s a tax that has to be paid on goods and services coming into a country.
LEELA: And when you say, “goods and services,” goods is another word for products, right?
MAMA: Right. We’re talking anything made in another country and sold in the US, like phones, toys, food you name it.
LEELA: So, it’s like I’m trading toys or candy with my friends, but one of them says, "I’ll trade you this pack of candy for that pack of candy, but you also have to give me a few extra pieces of candy."
MAMA: Bingo. The US is adding this extra cost to the products it buys from other countries and now everyone is figuring out how to deal with it.
LEELA: Ok. But I’m not really clear about the services part… a service from an overseas company would be…?
MAMA: Well, let’s say you’re sitting at a computer watching a cool cartoon or show or playing some wow video game, chances are that game or show could be on a platform from another country. So now those companies running the platform will have to pay the US government a higher percentage of the money it makes off you watching or playing it.
LEELA: Got it. Only, I’m hearing people say the companies are unlikely to pay it themselves, because that would make their business go bust, so they’ll just pass on thatcost to us as in the consumer.
MAMA: That’s right.
LEELA: Which is why everyone is saying these tariffs might cause more inflation as in higher prices?
MAMA: Yep. Never mind that many countries are saying they’ll raise their tariffs to the US in response.
LEELA: Yikes! That means we’ll all have even less money in our pockets because things will cost more.
MAMA: Yep, again, but the Trump administration says this will be short-term pain. Though who knows how long short-term will really be for long-term gain. In other
words, we got to just suck up the pain for now and it'll be better later.
LEELA: OK… why?
MAMA: Well, it is true there is a trade imbalance.
LEELA: Meaning?
MAMA: Well, the US imports more than it export in other words it buy more foreign products then it makes and sells to foreign countries.
LEELA: Oh… so Trump wants the US to make more US products and sell it to foreign countries.
MAMA: Yep. But remember the US standard of living is really high compared to other countries. And that’s the reason US companies set up manufacturing plants as in factories and make things overseas.
LEELA: Like in China.
MAMA: Yep. Well, very simply, the main reason they did that is because people are paid less in places like China. So, it costs the companies less to make the product and they can charge less for it. So, it's cheaper for us.
LEELA: Ah, so that's why I can afford to buy a T-shirt with my spare money.
MAMA: Yes, you, a 12-year-old, can buy probably not just a T-shirt but a dress or bag with your pocket money, which is something that your grandparents might not even dreamed of. And that's because products have become so cheap.
LEELA: Hmmmm. So, Trump wants to make it so more products are made in the US for the US people - Which let's face it would be better for the environment. But if that happened, they would probably be more expensive…
MAMA: You got it girl. Also, it's worth noting that many countries also impose tariffs on US products by he way.
LEELA: Oh! So that's another imbalance he wants to correct.
MAMA: Yep, China imposes tariffs of up to 34% on US goods, on top of existing tariffs that were already at 20%.
LEELA: Wait, let me do the math... That's 54%!
MAMA: Yep. These tariffs are part of a long-standing trade dispute between the two nations, with both sides imposing retaliatory measures over the years.
LEELA: Messy!
MAMA: Uh-uh. Not to mention a few fun facts. One country was suspiciously missing from Trump’s list, while other places we've never even heard of were on the list.
LEELA: Like?
MAMA: Tiny territories in the South Pacific, like Tokelau –
LEELA: Toe-koe what?
MAMA: Tokelau.
LEELA: Never heard of it.
MAMA: Of course, you haven’t – it’s a New Zealand territory with a population of 1500 people!
LEELA: Okay wait that was on the tariff list?
MAMA: Yep. Along with Svalbard (sval·baad).
LEELA: Oh, wait. That place was what? A couple hundred people in a thousand sheep.
MAMA: Actually, it’s a thriving metro of… 2500 people. Way up in the Arctic Circle, near Greenland.
LEELA: Uhhh-oh. Another snowy country of interest to President Trump?
MAMA: Well, Svalbard is a Norwegian territory, and he hasn’t yet shown his interest to Norway, so, who knows.
LEELA: And the missing country?
MAMA: Oh, that would be Russia. Dun, dun, dun.
LEELA: Ooh, the plot thickens.
MAMA: Of course, the Trump administration says that's because Russia already has tons of tariffs against it, mainly imposed because of its war on Ukraine.
LEELA: I see. Still, basically things are about to get tough on everybody's wallets, that's the upshot of this story.
MAMA: Yep, but there is one way out of this.
LEELA: And that would be?
MAMA: Well, maybe we need to stop feeling the need to buy all those cheap products all the time. Maybe wear our clothes for a little longer. Fix our things when they break and spend more time outside doing things that don't cost so much money.
LEELA: Hmmmm, that sounds like something grandparents say...
MAMA: Yes, and a lot of economists would say that's bad for growth, but still, there's sometimes wisdom in grandparents way of thinking, so who knows.
LEELA: Hmmmm... maybe.
MAMA: Or maybe I'm just getting old.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/heres-what-trump-really-up-high-stakes-tariff-gambit
ACE STING – LEELA/MAMA: “Now it’s the ace part of our podcast: Arts, Culture and Entertainment. Darling.”
MAMA: And by the way we are focusing on the culture part of this segment! Well, sweet daughter of mine, I would like to be the first to wish you a very Happy New Year!
LEELA: Huh? Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn’t that already happen? Like, on December 31st?
MAMA: Yes and no! As you very well know, there are many, many different New Year dates that are celebrated around the world. Chinese New Year, for one!
LEELA: Oh, yes, yes. We did that story on episode 191, of course. The year of the snake and all
that. And the reason it wasn't on December 31st is because of the lunar calendar.
MAMA: Indeed, and sometimes it's the solar calendar. In fact, sometimes it's both. Lots of countries use what's known as loony solar.
LEELA: Loony, like the moon, lunar, and solar, like the sun. Loony solar.
MAMA: Exactly! Lunisolar calendars take into account the trajectories...
LEELA: Or paths...
MAMA: Yes, the paths, or trajectoryof the moon and the sun. And without getting overly technical, the period when new moon and solar cycles begin is.... Drum roll please...
SFX OF DRUMROLL
MAMA: Springtime!
LEELA: Ah ha! And so various countries around the world celebrate their new yearin Springtime!
MAMA: Exactly! Especially in Asia. It’s that period of rebirth when trees and plants start to grow, isn’t it? Animals stop their winter hibernations, and we humans shed our winter clothes.
LEELA: Yes, spring symbolizes a new start. And now that I really give it some thought, quite aware of some springtime celebrations, I mean here in India, we have like a thousand one different new years. So, yeah…
MAMA: okay, maybe not a thousand of one, but definitely dozens. Well, it feels like it.
Let’s see we have Baisakhi, the spring harvest festival and new year of the Sikh community.
LEELA: And then we have Jur Sital for people in the state of Bihar, Jharkhand and the Mithila region.
MAMA: And in south India it’s Puthandu for people of Tamal Nadu, Vishu for people from Kerla.
LEELA: Gudi Padwa for Marathis.
MAMA: And up in the east, the people Assam celebrate Bohag Bihu.
LEELA: Bengalis have Poila Boishakh.
MAMA: Which the neighboring country of Bangladesh also marks.
LEELA: Whew! That was a whirlwind!
MAMA: Yeah, you know what? That is still not the new year we are talking about
on today's episode.
LEELA: And What would that be?
MAMA: Well, for one, the Khmer New Year!
LEELA: Khmer, as in the language and culture of the southeast Asian country, Cambodia?
MAMA: You got it! The Cambodian, or Khmer New Year, is celebrated from April 14th to April 16th It is not a day. They get several days.
LEELA: Ah, I mean, not fun. And are there others? You said for one, the Khmer New Year. So,
Elsa is celebrating their new year this week.
MAMA: Ah, you caught that, did you? Well done, you are listening. Yep, there are indeed others. Let's see also from Southeast Asia. We have Songkran in Thailand.
LEELA: Oh yes! The water-fight new year festival! I remember we covered that two years ago, back inEpisode 146!
MAMA: We did indeed! Go back and have a listen to it, Newsies, for a refresher on the soaking sloshy good time that Thai folks have for their New Year celebration.
LEELA: But today we’re talking about theCambodian New Year.
MAMA: Yes, thank you for bringing me back on track, dear. We are indeed.
LEELA: Well in that case, I know just the person to tell us more about how New Year is celebrated in Cambodia. A new newsie, in fact, Aanya Madan, in the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh! Take it away Aanya!
AANYA: Thanks, Leela!
Yes, the Khmer New Year is the most important holiday in the whole year here in Cambodia!
So important – it’s just not a single day celebration!
The first day is called Sangkrant.
That’s when people go to their Buddhist temples to light candles and pray.
On the second day of the holiday, people donate things to help others.
But they also sometimes give money or even their time to help those in need.
Also on that day, people go to the temple to make a big mound of sand.
Yep, you heard me right – a mound of sand.
It’s to symbolize a stupa.
A stupa is a dome-shaped structure that’s a monument in Buddhism – kind of like a church is where people pray.
Sometimes relics of Lord Buddha are kept in stupas too.
And then on the third day of the Khmer New Year, people perform a ceremony to ask for forgiveness from… guess who?
Yep, that’s right! From their parents or their elders!
In the ceremony, they also pour water onto statues of Lord Buddha.
This symbolizes washing away the bad things you did!
The best part of Khmer New Year is the food. Things like Kerala, which is a cake made from
steamed rice and coconut milk.
My favorite part is spending time with family, friends, and also shooting water guns at my family and friends. I've been putting flour, dust, whatever that is. All the people's cheeks and faces.
Chuk Chuk Khmer Happy New Year. I hope you have a good holiday.
In Phnom Penh this is Aanya Madan for Newsy Pooloozi!
LEELA: Thank you so much, Anya. Welcome to the Kid Correspondent Team. In fact, there are even more countries in Southeast Asia celebrating New Year's this week.
MAMA: Yep. Places like Myanmar, where new year is called Thingyan.
LEELA: But, well, sadly their celebrations will be quieter this year, since they’re no doubt mourning the loss of almost 3-and-half thousand people who died in the recent 7.7-magnitude earthquake. That’s crazy.
MAMA: Yes, that was tragic. Thailand was also hit – with a couple dozen people dying there too. Luckily their infrastructure was more solid. Our thoughts are with all of those who lost loved ones in this horrible tragedy.
[SOURCE: https://cambodianess.com/article/khmer-new-year-things-to-know-about-cambodias-largest-festival
https://intocambodia.org/content/khmer-new-year
https://www.indianeagle.com/traveldiary/indias-new-year-traditions/]
WORLD WRAP STING – LEELA: “What’s that? I’ll tell you what. That’s the halftime bell! Which means… it’s time to hear what’s making news around the rest of the world. Hold on tight, it’s around the world in 80 seconds.”
MAMA: Libraries and museums across the US are reeling as in spinning around and trying to process the news from another round of the Trump government’s so-called “clean up” efforts. Some pretty notable programs, like the Institute of Museum and Library Services as well as Radio Free Asia, will be forced to make drastic cuts or shut down entirely.
Welcome back! A species of wolf that’s been extinct for 10,000 years – the dire wolf is born again. Three in fact, thanks to scientists from Colossal, the U.S. company that trying to de-extinct the Wooly Mammoth! Oh, yes, you can tune into our next episode for more!
So, how much would you pay for a Flamin’ Hot Cheeto? 90,000 U.S. dollars? Crazy? Well, that’s how much someone paid for a cheeto that resembles… the Pokemon dragon-like character Charizard. It was listed for $250… little did they know hours and hours of bidding would take the price so high.
And after analyzing the planet Uranus for 11 years, NASA scientists figured out how long a day takes on that planet-with-a-funny-name. Unlike our 24-hour days here on Earth, one day on the planet Uranus takes roughly 17 hours, 14 minutes and 52 seconds.
[SOURCE: https://time.com/7274542/colossal-dire-wolf/
https://apnews.com/article/colossal-biosciences-woolly-mammoth-b381f6f48eeed0828535cf9604263140
https://www.dogonews.com/2025/3/26/pokemon-shaped-hot-cheeto-sells-for-nearly-90000-dollars
LEELA: Well, thank you so much for that – oh, come on, newsies – say it with me! That whippity-whappity-zippity-zappity wrap of what’s making headlines elsewhere in the world! Mama. I thought lots of people could do this faster than me.
MAMA: Oh my gosh, I hope not. Anytime, Lila, and anytime, newsies, I heard y'all saying it. Rest assured, I heard. So, anyone feeling peckish? Like, you know, a bird wanting to peck, peck, peck, that's something.
Leela: A snack? Yes, please! Always.
Mama: Well, next up: we have a snack story out of Mexico.
Leela: Ohhh… so not a snack? Drat.
Mama: Not a snack.
Leela: So, a story. OK, like a short story? Just a snack, not the whole meal?
Mama: Yes! In fact, it’s a short, “snack” of a story, about – you guessed it – snacks!
Leela: This is all making me very hungry, I gotta say… So, anyway, what’s going on with Mexican snacks?
Mama: Well, if you’re a school-aged child, a lot is going on. You see, the government in Mexico has just passed a bill that is BANNING junk-food in schools across the country.
Leela: What!
Mama: Yep… I think that deserves another, dum dum dummmmmm!
Leela: So, what does that mean exactly? No more Doritos in the vending machines, cafeterias or tuck-shops?
Mama: All that! And it goes way beyond Doritos too. You see salty and sweet highly processed food that have been a staple for schoolchildren in the last decade like sugary fruit drinks, chips, chili-flavored peanuts and fake pork rinds has been consumed regularly in Mexico.
Leela: Ohhh….
Mama: And get this, kids in Mexico eat the most junk food than any other Latin American country, according to UNICEF.
Leela: Which is, the United Nations International Children’s Fund.
Mama: Yes correct. In fact, they say about one-third of kids there are considered obese, and that sugary drinks and highly processed foods make up 40 percent of their total calories. Not surprisingly, they have high cases of diabetes as well
Leela: Woaaah… So, nearly half their diet is junk food?!
Mama: So, yeah. A great plan by the Mexican government keeping processed snacks and sugary drinks out of schools to help kids get on a better path to healthy eating, wouldn’t you say?
Leela: I suppose so yes!
Mama: Interestingly… in this ban, which took effect recently, has sparked debates worldwide too, especially in the United States, where processed and ultra-processed foods dominate grocery shelves and cafeterias
Leela: Huh…I’m actually hungry for a... carrot? Maybe even a guava?
Mama: Oh, very good! I’m thinking about an apple myself. And some peanuts… lots of protein OK, while we grab a quick bite, newsies, you guys can get ready for our next story.
https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2025/04/02/mexico-bans-junk-food-in-schools/]
NATURE STING – VARIOUS VOICES: “The call of nature. Get on your safari suite. Or squeeze into your scuba gear. And get ready to hop into a jeep. Or submarine. Submarine. Because Mother Nature is calling! Nature.”
LEELA I just love today’s nature story.
MAMA: And that is because...
LEELA: Well, it's about an animal that on first glance, is kind of… well, ick, to some. Certainly, to you! But it is actually kinda cute to me and very helpful to humans.
MAMA: Oh no. You must be talking about rats. Yiiiickk… (shudders).
LEELA: Oh, Mama. As you know, some varieties are cute and some of them have a really, like really,cool talent.
MAMA: I do hear that some of them have a good sense of smell.
LEELA: Ding, ding! Correct, Mama. While rats might not be able to see very well did you know they use their amazing sense of smell to find food, escape from predators and find their way in the dark being that they’re, you know, nocturnal – or creatures of the night!
MAMA: Another creepy thing about them. But, yes, their smell is truly amazing! In fact, remember waaaaay back on Episode 14 in the year 2020, we had great story about rats who could smell the chemicals in unexploded landmines in Cambodia?
LEELA: Yes! And if memory serves, that story was about a kind of rat called an African giant pouched rat.
MAMA: You got it!
LEELA: Well then, this nature story can also double up as a top up because that is the exact same kind of rat that doctors are using in Tanzania in East Africa to help them diagnose a nasty disease called tuberculosis.
MAMA: Ooh, I believe that calls for a top-up sting!
TOP-UP TIME STING – VARIOUS VOICES: “Go on give me a top up, please? It’s top-up time. Top-up time! Top-up time! Top-up time! Top-up time! Top-up time! Now? Yeah, now. It’s top-up time.”
LEELA: So African giant pouched rats are once again helping out humans.
MAMA: In fact, let’s get some help on this story from Alina Tidwell, our East African correspondent.
LEELA:Alina! Long time no hear…! Well, over to you then!
ALINA: Thanks, Leela.
Yep, this is another case of African giant pouched rats to the rescue!
And as you mentioned, they’re helping doctors diagnose tuberculosis, or TB.
That’s a highly contagious disease that mostly affects the lungs.
Well, the same group that trained African giant pouched rats to sniff out landmines, the non-profit APOPO (as in: A-P-O-P-O)from Belgium, are at it again.
They’re now training rats to find TB by smelling a sample of someone’s saliva.
In fact, there’s one very special African giant pouched rat who has been helping doctors for seven years before retiring last year.
Her name is Ms. Carolina.
And doctors said she improved the number of diagnoses at the clinic she worked at by 40percent!
Doctors say it would take roughly 20 minutes for her to smell her way through the same number of patient samples it would take doctors four days to complete!
That's some super sniffing!
I guess when you think of the super cool ways rats help humans, they’re not that “ick” afterall...?
I mean, I might not want one sniffing around me personally, but checking out a saliva sample would be cool.
So, yeah, go rats!
In East Africa, I’m Alina Tidwell for Newsy Pooloozi!
LEELA: Thanks, Alina. I guess you could say our furry friends in Tanzania are helping Eraticate TB!
MAMA: Ha! Eraticate, like eradicate, as in helping to eliminate, I see what you did there... very cute! You. Not the rat.
[SOURCE: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn8666-rats-fine-tuned-noses-smell-in-stereo/
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/giant-rats-trained-sniff-out-tuberculosis-africa/]
LEELA: And finally, let’s see what the lucky dip machine has for us this week.
ODDBALL STING – VARIOUS VOICES: “Step right up, step right up… Have a go at the lucky dip machine… What’s it gonna be today, eh? An oddball, no doubt!”
LEELA: Ha! Well, this is quite interesting. It’s cool, and yet, odd.
MAMA: Oh, an odd oddball story for this week, you say how unusual.
LEELA: Yes. And it has to do with the Ghibli-ification of social media.
MAMA: Ah ha! You’re talking about the new version of ChatGPT which has a feature that lets you turn your personal photos into a likeness of the art created by Studio Ghibli, an anime studio from Japan.
LEELA: Not just any anima studio. This is like the anime studio from Japan. I mean, I’ve heard of My Neighbor Totoro! With that big gray cat...er... rabbit?... fluffy big gray animal…?
MAMA: Okay, you're one above me, but you are right that Studio Ghibli is very well known. It was founded by an artist named Heo Miyazaki, and the studio has made lots and lots of anime movies and stories.
LEELA: And now, with this even newer ChatGPT, you can also apparently turn your personal photos into mini-Ghibli works of art. Cool, huh?
MAMA: Very! Althoughhhhhh.....
LEELA: Yes! Go with that instinct, Althoughhhhhhis right! Here comes the odd part, and I think you know what it is.
MAMA: I have my suspicions. Could it have something to do with Mr. Miyazaki’s distain...
LEELA: Meaning like, disgust...
MAMA: Yes, Mr. Miyazaki’s quote “disgust” with artificial intelligence?
LEELA: It does indeed! Something strange happened after the new ChatGPT launched. An interview with Mr. Miyazaki before he sadly passed away resurfaced where he said AI-generated art was "an insult to life itself.”
MAMA: Imagine how disgusted he would be now that an AI applike Chat GPT is like stealing his whole style, right?
LEELA: Exactly! That’s basically like his trademark! That’s odd, isn't it??
MAMA: Yes, odd is one word for it. So, let's put this into context. During the interview that was over 10 years ago, he was shown a demo of something that was created by AI. It was in fact a pretty gross video with zombies and blood and guts and creepy stuff.
LEELA: Miyazaki said he was disgusted by the video because it shows a lack compassion to humans.
MAMA: He was grossed out that AI could create something so awful. That is what he called disgusting.Hmmm.
LEELA: So, what has Studio Ghibli said about the whole ChatGPT thing?
MAMA: Are they upset, that people are stealing their work?
LEELA: So far, there’s been no official comment.
MAMA: Hmmm...
LEELA: And althoughhhhhhhhh I support protecting artists from companies “stealing” their work, the tech folks at ChatGPT don’t see “Ghiblification” that way. They claim they’re just using the general style of the studio.
MAMA: So, not stealing because it’s not exactly the same?
LEELA: Yes. It’s a cool effect for your photos. But it opens a lot of copywrite questions, which is odd. Told you it was a cool but odd oddball!
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/miyazaki-ai-comments-resurface-studio-155409543.html
FAB FACTS STING – LEELA: “And it’s time to wrap up the podcast with the top five fab facts heard today. Here goes…”
MAMA: FAB FACT NUMBER 1 – US President Trump applies sweeping tariffs on US trading partners across the world. What exactly is a tariff?
Atax that has to be paid on goods and services coming into a country
LEELA: FAB FACT NUMBER 2 – The list of countries that will have to pay more US tariffs was very long and included some tiny territories, like Tokelau. Where is that?
The South Pacific
MAMA: FAB FACT NUMBER 3 – Many countries in Asia are celebrating their “new year” – often tied to their spring – but based on a Lunisolar calendar, which is?
A calendar that follows the trajectories of both the moon and the sun
LEELA: FAB FACT NUMBER 4 – For the Cambodian new year, Buddhists will make a mound of sand to symbolize a stupa. Which is?
A stupa is a dome-shaped structure that’s a monument in Buddhism where people pray and sometimes relics of Lord Buddha are kept.
MAMA: FAB FACT NUMBER 5 – Mexico passes a bill that is BANNING junk-food in schools across the country where, according to UNICEF, kids eat the most junk food than any other country in Latin America. What’s UNICEF stand for?
The United Nations International Children’s Fund
And, and, and… yes, don’t forget, if you want to test yourself later on, then go to the Lucky Dip page of our website,newsypooloozi.com, that’s pool-o-o-z-i, and take this quiz online in your own time!
LEELA: And that almost brings us to the end of this episode of Newsy Pooloozi! But first…
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